Tom Callery

Tom Callery originally trained in fine art. After graduating, he went to work in the ceramics industry in Sligo for several years before establishing award winning Breeogue Pottery / Callery Ceramics. Working from sketches & photographs of river banks, bogs & landscapes, he incises these images onto soft clay forms & then uses an ancient japanese glazing technique called ’raku’ which produces an array of rich, iridescent colours & hues. His richly adorned & freely formed tiles & platters have a quirky & spontaneous nature. Tom also embellishes his pieces with sculpted images of fauna, in particular birds & hares. Tom supplies galleries in Ireland, UK and the USA. He has undertaken & welcomes individual & corporate commissions.